Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf.J

Neil Sedgley
I have three of these Gunze Sangyo High-Tech Model kits and thought that they deserve a comment as they are beautifully put together and not like anything that I have seen offered by other manufacturers at the time. They're essentially the same, so I'll just post the one comment for these three:
G-702 Panzer III Ausf J (1987) + G-705 Panzer III Ausf N (1988) + G-722 Panzer III Ausf M/N (1993)
A slightly smaller (and heavier) box than you'd expect for a 1/35 tank kit because there is hardly any plastic - the box contains:
Basic hull, turret, roadwheels in white plastic.
Two small boxes full of detail parts cast in white metal (sprockets, idlers, engine covers, tools, stowage, hatches, etc. - all of the detail, basically).
Individual track links in plastic on about 25 small sprues. Nicely moulded with open track horns but with ejector pin marks on each link sadly.
Three diameters of metal rod and a woven metal towrope.
Brass turned gun barrel(s) - short/long options depending on Ausf.
PE sheets (the M/N has Schürzen all in PE).
Instructions, which are Japanese but look pretty easy to follow. No painting instructions other than text like 'dark yellow with camouflage stripes'.
Small decal sheet.

Really nice kits for someone wanting a bit of a challenge. Not me, I'm happy just to own them as part of my Panzer III kit collection 😉